cámara

[ˈkamaɾa]

/[ˈkamaɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“cámara” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #845. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#845
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aparato que sirve para capturar imágenes estáticas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-camara · cámara · Spanish

cámara · rank #845 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #845
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH culpa

Nearest frequency peer: culpa (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cámara”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cámara” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cámara vs cara
67% similar
cámara vs Clara
50% similar
cámara vs camas
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cámara
PropertyValue
Headwordcámara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkamaɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#845
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cámara”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cámaracae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “culpa” (#844), “diario” (#846), “crisis” (#843). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cámara” va en #845. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cámara (IPA [ˈkamaɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #845 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cámara, with forms such as "ccámara", "cmáara", and "cáamra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cara", "Clara", "camas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cámara, spelled C-Á-M-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aparato que sirve para capturar imágenes estáticas.
  2. 2
    Aparato que sirve para capturar imágenes en movimiento.
  3. 3
    Cavidad delimitada por paredes de origen natural o artificial.
  4. 4
    Habitáculo destinado a un fin concreto.
  5. 5
    Organización establecida para tratar un determinado asunto.
  6. 6
    Cada uno de los cuerpos colegisladores en los regímenes representativos.
  7. 7
    Globo de forma toroidal o esférica hecho con un material impermeable destinado para mantener en su interior aire a presión.
  8. 8
    Evacuación del vientre o excremento.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cámara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Por otro lado, cada foto deberá hacerse en un día soleado y, de preferencia, a una hora del día en que el sol no quede frente a la cámara ni en el cenit.
  2. Sí; recuerda la última vez que anduviste por el psiquiátrico, cuando andabas sentado frente a la doctora y ella te dijo que imaginaras que una cámara de cine grababa tu vida, y que le dijeras cómo te gustaría aparecer en ella, en qué situaciones.

Synonyms

cámara fotográficacámara de fotosmáquina de fotosmáquina fotográficacavidadsalahabitáculorecintopiezaestanciacuartohabitacióncámara de aire

This word in other languages

camera(English)appareil photo(Français)Kamera(Deutsch)câmara(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccámara
  • cmáara
  • cáamra
  • cámaar
  • cámarra
  • cámmara
  • cámraa
  • ácmara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cámara - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccámara1cmáara2cáamra2cámaar2cámarra1cámmara1cámraa2ácmara2
Edit distance from "cámara"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cámara"?
"cámara" is spelled C-Á-M-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkamaɾa].
What does "cámara" mean?
As a noun, "cámara" means: Aparato que sirve para capturar imágenes estáticas.
What words are commonly confused with "cámara"?
"cámara" is commonly confused with "cara", "Clara", "camas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cámara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cámara" is [ˈkamaɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cámara" come from?
"cámara" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cámara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diario#846crisis#843perder#855título#860

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

habrá8 variantspequeña8 variantsmodelo8 variantsllamada8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list